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37 cases of poliomyelitis occurred, the highest
number of cases ever notified in one year in Hampstead. There
were, however, no deaths. A large proportion of the cases were
of a mild type, there being altogether 28 cases of non-paralytic
poliomyelitis and 9 paralytic. From the following table it will
be seen that 25 cases occurred in children under 15 years of age,
of whom 15 were boys between 5 and 9 years.
Aee
Males
Females
paralytic Non-paralytic Paralytic iNon-paralytic
0-4 2 - 1
5-92 13 1 2
10-14 1 1 - 2
15-19 1 1 1
20-24 - 2 - 1
25 - 29 1 - 1 2
30 - 34 35 - 39 - l
40 - 44 - - - -
45 - 49 - - -
50-54 - - - -
55 - 59 - - -1
All ages 5 19 4 9
There were 32 cases of dysentery, which compares
favourably with recent years. 14 were single cases; in three
instances 2 cases occurred in a family and in one instance 3
cases occurred in one family. The remaining 9 cases were
associated with a school where scholars and members of the
kitchen staff were affected. A further 4 cases connected with
the school were confirmed bacteriologically but were not
formally notified.
The 4 cases of typhoid fever notified occasioned a
great deal of work in tracing contacts. One case occurred in
a hostel, the patient being a member of a visiting school
party from Germany. The hostel had accommodation for 60 to 70
boys whose length of stay varied from one day to a week. Many
of the boys were on walking tours etc. and had been unable to
give adequate addresses on departure, so that the task of
tracing the contacts was an almost impossible one. As far as
is known, no secondary cases occurred.
Two cases of typhoid fever were notified in persons
of foreign residents who had attended a party given in a
neighbouring borough. A large number of people had attended